BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco announced the arrest of seven fugitives in Las Pinas on Wednesday.
Tansingco shared that fugitives were turned over to the BI’s custody after earlier being arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Those arrested were four Chinese nationals and three Taiwanese nationals.
“We recently received information from their country that they are wanted fugitives,” said Tansingco. “Hence a mission order was issued against them and they were arrested for being undesirable aliens,” he added.
The four Chinese nationals were identified as Zhang Quanbao, Song Tianming, Yu Liming, and Liu Jianxin. Meanwhile the three Taiwanese were Li Yi Liang, Huang Hsin-Chiang, and Lin Yue Hong.
Information from authorities revealed that warrants of detention were issued against the Chinese nationals by the Public Security Bureau in China for Contract Fraud, Drug Trafficking, Telecom Fraud and Theft respectively.
Likewise, Taoyuan and Taichung District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan have issued warrants of arrest the Taiwanese fugitives for Fraud and Offenses of Causing Bodily Harm.
The seven all allegedly worked in a fraud syndicate running an online gaming hub in the Philippines. They will remain in the BI Warden Facility in Bicutan, Taguig pending deportation proceedings.
